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Billyonaire: The writer can chose to see evil, he can chose to see the glass as half-empty instead of half-full. People always see what they want to see. The writer didnt see the improvement of electricity as yardstick for Jonathan's re-election. He didnt see the Return of Rail System as yardstick. he didnt see the defeat of Boko Haram, he didnt see the growth of Nigeria to Biggest Economy in Africa. He didnt see the humility of GEJ as a yardstick, but he saw problems with Nigerians.

How ever we look at it, there is NOTHING standing on the way of Jonathan ahead of 2015, and in that Election, we will defeat APC with a very wide margin. Mark my words, because my word is LAW.


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Improvement in electricity? Like seriously?Improvement of the Economy? Ofcourse the poverty rate of Nigeria has reduced by 50% and the unemployment rate is less than 5%.Even the rail system is perfectly working like never before infact I'm leaving I'm leaving Benin for Lagos by rail tomorrow!.

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With less than six months to Nigeria’s 2015 presidential contest, I predict that one Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will win it. He already holds the job, and many cite the power of incumbency to back up that belief.
They are wrong; in a normal democracy, incumbency would be a serious handicap because the candidate can be handcuffed to his record. Not in Nigeria, and there are really two reasons Mr. Jonathan stands poised to take his third oath of presidential office next May.
The first is that he is a man of great understanding. Mr. Jonathan understands that Nigeria is an abandoned project, literally and figuratively. Nigerians do not care. They do not care about themselves. And they care still less about Nigeria.
Nigerians are curiously insulted if you say something “negative” about someone of their ethnicity, but they do not react the same way if you insult Nigeria. Nigerians are more offended if you insult their government than they are if you insult their country. The same Nigerians are not offended when their government makes their country look like a bad joke.
The second reason Mr. Jonathan holds the aces as we approach February 2015 is that Nigerians are very forgetful, and hate to question. A Nigerian reads the most scandalous story about Nigeria, and just shrugs. A Nigerian journalist leaves home for his journalism job, but gets there and becomes a civil servant.
Since his ascendancy to the top of the ladder in 2007, Mr. Jonathan has reached this understanding. He has found Nigeria a boring and easy game anyone can do in their sleep, not the challenge he was hearing about on television.
Most of all, the Nigeria ruler knows Nigerians are happy to keep Nigeria that way. This is why he is poised to win in 2015.
A few weeks ago, “Mr. Fix-It” Tony Anenih, who chairs the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) disclosed that Mr. Jonathan will run for office next year, a decision known only in the inner circles, and one the president ought to announce by himself.
That fact confirmed the power relations within the presidency, and the nature of Anenih’s presence in it. “Mr. Fix-It,” by the way, doubles as the chairman of the board of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA). The NPA and the Ministry of Petroleum Resources are reported to form a formidable power couple when it comes to financial backing for the president’s electoral ambitions. The Ministry, remember, has become the personal fiefdom of Diezani Alison-Madueke, the ethics of whom are routinely questioned by many Nigerians. But she is a pretty lady, and Mr. Jonathan does not argue with great beauty.
Mr. Jonathan is poised to win in 2015 because the Nigerian people understand that he is their Master, in office to serve his own will. As a result, he is not answerable to the very people who put him in office.
Those people include the Boko-Haram abducted children of Chibok, in Borno State, who have become a byword for historic government irresponsibility. They and their suffering families are an abandoned project that would have embarrassed a military dictatorship.
It is difficult to accept that the States of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe are under a state of emergency, given the success that the militants are enjoying there, treating Nigerian soldiers like amateurs. The military now appear lost…or abandoned.
Last week, as official denials came to an end and the insurgents assumed firm control of Bama, soldiers were reported to be removing their families from Maiduguri, as Boko Haram distributed fliers announcing it intends to seize the city.
That is a good sign for Mr. Jonathan’s re-election. No, he did not create Boko Haram, but he has promised to deal with them. Earlier in August, he promised to “lead Nigerians” to defeat the militants. Those who were paying attention would have recognized the joke: In March 2012, in South Korea, he told the Yonhap News Agency he would end the Boko Haram challenge within three months, stressing that Nigeria’s security forces would take “total control” of the areas in contest. The August 2014 renewal of the joke is a punch in the nose for those who say Mr. Jonathan in military fatigues looks like a Nollywood actor.
But he is deathly serious, reminding Nigerians that the problem with asking him to rescue the Chibok girls is that he is caught between using force and endangering their lives, or undermining the sovereignty of Nigeria by succumbing to the terms of the terrorists. He does not accept responsibility for letting the militants get away with 276 girls in the first place.
In other words, despite all the promises published so far, the abducted girls had better plan their own escape as some of them have done, or they are on their own. There is a presidential election to win.
Enthusiastic Nigerian voters will recall that in January 2011, the Presidential Advisory Committee, submitting its report, drew attention to ongoing and severe depletion of the country’s Excess Crude Account, from $20b in 2007 to under $400m in September 2010. The Theophilus Danjuma-led group criticized the alarming cost of running the government, citing “an army of special advisers and assistants.”
Mr. Jonathan promised to implement the committee’s recommendations, but just week after receiving its report, he appointed three new advisers.
The signs of re-election come from as far back as the last election. As recorded by the International Press Centre in collaboration with the Institute for War and Peace, here are Mr. Jonathan’s 91 electoral promises from 2011. One week before his inauguration, in May 2011, I also documented “A Mountain Of Promises.” Next February, Nigerians will vote for Mr. Jonathan overwhelmingly, in exchange for a longer list of promises.
On July 14, 2011, six weeks after he assumed office, Mr. Jonathan said he was starting an anti-corruption “war,” beginning with a comprehensive audit of the financial transactions of all Federal Government ministries, departments and agencies and with effect from 2007. Abandoned.
Beginning on January 8, 2011, the Abuja-based Leadership Newspaper ran a series it called, “Nigeria: The Country’s White Elephant Projects,” demonstrating just how pervasive uncompleted projects were at all levels of government.
In a follow-up, two months later, Mr. Jonathan set up a Presidential Projects Assessment Committee to look into the issue of uncompleted federal projects. The group reported at least 11,886, with many more unidentified! Mr. Jonathan took the report, made suitable promises, and then abandoned the report.
I could carry on, for hours. The point was to demonstrate that Mr. Jonathan has all the credentials to be re-elected, easily, in 2015. It is an abandoned country, and the only thing Nigerians are prepared to do about it is abuse anyone who says they should do something about it.
Let us pray.
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This thread don long o

I saw this on my facebook Tl and I think all Nairalanders both the Innocent ones and the party goons should read this!


In 1979, Lateef Jakande and another muslim
was governor and deputy in Lagos.

In Oyo, BolaIge and another christian were Governor and
deputy.

In 1993, Moshood Abiola and another muslim
contested for president and reportedly won the
election.

Now in 2014, some of these people are bringing
religion into politics so as to confuse our
people. Jonathan isn't a "christian" president
oooo, he's the president of Nigeria.
Enough of all these "christian" campaign. CAN
and its leadership has been saying a lot of
erresy these days conencting christianity and
Jonathan, in the same way, others have been
connecting Islam and APC.

Enough of our Igbo brothers and sisters coming
on social media to campaign for GEJ with the
name of christianity. So also, our Northern
brothers should stop campaigning for APC with
Islam's name.

#StopPoliticsOfReligion

#MakeThePeopleSeeReasonsForVotingYourParty

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I insist that you are foolish and stupid for such senseless post. If you are pained for been so described, why do you indulge in doing same to others. Who and what gave you the liberty to describe Fayose in such degrading manner? It's a pity that some of you that joyfully spread falsehood on nairaland are people whose personal lives is infested by frustration and immorality only to use internet to vent angers.

I'm very sorry for insulting you in my response I never knew you were not trained from home,it is not your fault!.

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Stop been foolish my friend. Are you more intelligent than thousands of people that voted for Fayose against a much more lettered Fayemi? Didn't they see any violence trace in him before choosing him as their governor for the next 4 years. You are one of the people that derives so much joy in bringing others down. The state is engulfed in fracas today simply because of Fayemi and APC's penchant for arm twisting the law to hijacjy power. Fayemi is afraid of Fayose's incoming government and will do anything to truncate his inauguration. Obviously there are shady deals and corrupt acts he is trying to protect but it's just a matter of time.

You are very silly to av tell me to stop being foolish! Can't you air your own opinion without insulting me? I'm not surprise anyway,I'm very sure you are one of the e-rats employed by this polticians but my brother go get a job cos you may be dump sooner or later!

When I was saying that the re-election of Fayose would cause more harm to Ekiti people ,some party goons were bashing me.I'm no supporter of any party but a supporter of good governance.Anybody who's conversant with Fayose's reign between 2003-2006 shouldn't be surprise by this latest uprsising,first it was a court proceeding that was disturbed now this...hmmm you have not seen anything!.*Runs out of the thread bfor the arrival of Fayose's goons*

jerryexcel: Heard frm a colleague of mine that NUC has resolved to scrap out d phenomenon 'carryover' in our universities. Pls has anyone heard such information?

I see no reason why the NUC should do such,and I hope you are not relying on this info because you wana be a beneficiary
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irepnaija4eva: Lol. My man I done dey suspect u ooo....e be like say your carry overs even scares the devil..

)bros you wicked o

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sexyseun: OGD Again? Can one run for governorship as many times as possible? Because gbenga daniels did two tenure as a governor of ogun state

My sister you didn't read the post,talk true?

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twaintoy: Any Oct 14th here?

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ericessien24: I no see her face oh,and its not about getting married BUT STAYING married

bad belle

BlackTechnology: Shut up

Why haven't the US freeze the accounts of OBJ IBB Danjunma etc

Is it because Ihejirika is Igbo and GEJ is Ijaw that is why US is talking

My opinion is

If this info is true, it means GEJ's govt has refused being US puppet which has angered the US

Imagine after refusing AFRICOM, increasing trade with China and refusing Gay law, do you think US will be happy.

Nigeria will never progreess with people like you I swear.So you actually agreed that ihejirika looted money that was why you compared him with obj,Ibb and Danjuma who are his kind? Good,But you think he is being probed because of his tribe,shey? Just read your comment again,my brother does it make sense?must you go tribal in all things? Smh for this country!.

Legendoscar2: You need to read the article again and then edit your comments...the man Leased His jet to a company who I turn sub contracted the jet to the money movers.

The Clergy man has acknowledged it was His jet but of course there is no way He will know what a third party will use His plan for. And BTW it is common practice for most private jet owners to lease out their jets when they are not using them instead of keeping the jet in a hanger and paying for taxes, cost of parking, maintenance etc.

I don't see a moral failure or even the case of culpability with the Rev Gentleman here and I am not a politician or a religious fanatic....I am all for truth, a fair hearing and justice

My problem isn't Jonathan or Ayo Oritshejafor* but the writeup of Ffk trying to drag christians into an holy solidarity,one thing am very sure here is that somehow is into some shady deals and 100% sure it is not for Boko haram cos i blieve christians are not the one sponsoring Boko haram as some people are trying to paint it.I SMELL MONEY LAUNDERING!

I so much love this Ffk of a man because he does his job diligently!.He could actually have left christians out of this and I think he was only trying to appeal to our emotion which he has failed with me already.I won't say anybody is lying or saying the,but various goons on here should ponder on this my simple question-Of all the jets,planes e.t.c that we have in Nigeria,why is it oritsejafor's own that was use to procure millitary weapons?.Infact right now am begininng to believe that it was Jonathan who bought the private jet for this so-called CAN president!.What I think Ayo should do is to resign because he has brought so much disrepute to the body of christ in this country!.*Walks out of the thread*

Why I Nairalanders so "un-helpful"? Ehn Why I Nairalanders so "un-helpful"? Ehn

elvymoore: can send to any location

Drop ur number

Ow can I get it in akure,ondo state?

sorom4: I dont think you read the Op post very well. If you have read it; you would have seen where he/she commended the LAGS, Health Practisioners(which includes the LAGS Ministry of Health and all Nigerians(which includes you and me). By the way; what makes you think that he/she is an Igbo? The fact remains that the Yoruba,s hates the Igbo people so much. But remember that who God blesses, no man can curse

You still not getting my point...just like you pointed above that the Yorubas hate Ibos,fine bt why can't you say the Ibos hate Yorubas?because you are being tribalistic and trying to potray the Ibos as the saints.The fact remains that the 3 major ethnic groups in Nigeria have wreck havoc in this country because of tribal sentiments.By the way your assertion that the Yorubas hate ibos,well I wouldn't know where you are viewing yours but as far as am concerned the Yorubas remain the most accomodating tribe here in this country take it or leave it and I'm not in anyway cleansing them of their many weaknesses.In so far as we still agree to remain a One Nigeria,let's just live in Peace!.

sorom4: Why is it that some people are too tribalistic? They don't see anything good in people who doesnt belong in the same tribe or religion with them. Why is it that these same people bring in APC connotation in their comments? Why is it that they dont see anything good in the present administration? Is Lagos State Ministry of Health not under the Federal Ministry of Health? Is the State Ministry of Health not taking directives 4m the Federal? Why should the State take glory in positive outcome and the Federal left out? I believe that the majority of the people not commending the Minister are Yoruba's, who either do so on political, religious or ethnic lines.

And is it a coincidence that the person who started this thread is Ibo?why didn't he praise the Lagos state govt along with the minister if he is not being tribalistic? .I'm not trying to justify anybody here but I hate when people study a situation at the surface level and see what they only want to see.The truth is that tribalism hasn't eaten deep in Nigeria and only God can save us all.Peace

@Op why don't you wait till the Ebola-War is over? Don't be in such a hurry because the war isn't yet won.I won't say what I really feel about this thread cos I dnt want to goto jail*In Ronaldo's voice*